Ghost in the shell

Appointment bookable from September 7, 2026

Screening of the film Ghost in the Shell (2015) Animated film directed by Mamoru Oshii

Guest of the evening: Luca Perri (Astrophysicist and science communicator).

The screening of 'Ghost in the Shell' will immerse us in one of the cornerstones of Japanese animation, a visionary work that investigates the boundaries between body, identity and technology. The film directed by Mamoru Oshii explores a future in which human beings and machines merge, opening profound questions about the meaning of consciousness, the evolution of artificial intelligence and the destiny of the individual in a hyperconnected society.

Next, the speech by Luca Perri (astrophysicist and science communicator) will offer an original look at the relationship between science and science fiction: how imagined inventions influence real research, and how science, in turn, fuels new speculative narratives. A journey through the history of ideas that have shaped both imagination and scientific progress.

The evening will conclude with an open debate, during which the public will be invited to participate with questions, reflections and curiosities.

talk with

Massimo Temporelli

Physicist and science communicator

Massimo Temporelli holds a degree in physics and worked for 10 years as a curator at the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan. Today, he is a digital fabrication entrepreneur, consultant, and keynote speaker on innovation, with a particular focus on the relationship between humans and technology and all the anthropological and sociological implications that this relationship entails and will continue to entail.

He is president and co-founder of TheFabLab, a digital fabrication lab based in Milan. He was a TEDx speaker in 2012 (Florence) and 2020 (Turin). He has hosted popular science television programs for Sky and Rai. He is the author and host of the famous podcast F***ing Genius (Storielibere.fm). He writes for Wired and Millionaire magazines, and his latest book is *We Are Technology* (Mondadori, Strade blu, 2021). In 2016, he won the “Federico Faggin Innovation Award,” and since 2017, he has been an ambassador for AIRC.

Luca Perri

Physicist and science communicator

Luca Perri, born in 1986, hails from Bergamo but has southern Italian blood in his veins and an unbridled passion for his grandmothers’ cooking; today, he is one of the brightest stars in Italian science communication. With a PhD in Physics and Astrophysics, a researcher at the Merate Observatory, and a regular presence at the planetariums in Milan and Lecco, he has transformed his “cosmic verbosity” (his own words) into a multi-platform success. His theatrical show “Kosmos,” a journey through the history of the universe, sells out every performance, proving that one can talk about nuclear fusion for two and a half hours and still entertain the audience.

From winner of FameLab (the science communication talent show) to regular guest on Superquark+ with Piero Angela and Noos with Alberto Angela, Perri has conquered every possible medium: radio, TV, festivals, social media, podcasts, and print media. With his friend and colleague Adrian Fartade, he has created hit podcasts such as “VS - Verso lo spazio” and “Astrobio,” while with Barbascura X he produced “Infodemic - il virus siamo noi” for Amazon Prime.

Author of bestsellers translated into six languages, Perri represents a new generation of science communicators who blend rigor with pop culture, seriousness with irony. Like when he talks about gamma-ray bursts, saying, “Does it work? Yes. Why? Dunno,” or when, after a show on the science of The Lord of the Rings, he stops to discuss the new translation for hours with Tolkien fans in the audience.

His secret? Seeing the universe as an endless video game and ignorance not as a limitation but as a source of inspiration. Because, as he likes to say, scientists are just “children who never grew up” who keep asking why things are the way they are.